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Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year. NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced the news more than a month after the startup’s Link spacecraft rocketed away to the telescope’s rescue. Katalyst said Link will not […]

Read our big scoop: Ice-cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants

DETROIT (AP) — Read this quickly, before it melts. Ice cream was a rare and expensive treat for centuries because of the difficulty of storing ice. In the summer of 1790, President George Washington spent $200 on ice cream, the equivalent of $7,259 today, according to the International Dairy Foods Association. By the 1800s, inventions […]

Wilson Museum to host third annual Artisan Market & Picnic celebrating traditional craftsmanship

CASTINE — On Saturday, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Wilson Museum, 112 Perkins St., will host its third annual Artisan Market & Picnic. The event will showcase local and regional creators who work with traditional materials and techniques to produce original, one-of-a-kind pieces.  For more than a century, the Wilson Museum […]

UMaine will build 3D-printed homes for people experiencing homelessness

The homes will become part of a first-of-its-kind village being planned by Penquis.

Local growers launch the Maine Native Plant Cooperative

This season several nurseries in Maine joined forces to create a native plant grower’s cooperative. While operating independently, the coop members are working toward the shared goal of contributing to healthier, more resilient landscapes. They offer native and beneficial species suited to Maine, with growing practices rooted in regenerative agriculture. “We’re excited to work with […]